Hidey Holes

Fairy Collection #1

I have been working on my Serial story, Timbre’s Tapestry. It is set in a magical land named Langrisha’a, in which I have included some traditional fairy creatures like pixies and gremlins, but I am also creating some of my own. I decided to start doing write-ups here, including art made with the AI generator.

This link takes you to Kindle Vella and my story, Timbre’s Tapestry.

Hidey Holes

These town-based or household fey are invisible to the eye. If one had the fair sight, one could see these tricky little fellows looked like chubby, round, bouncing bears with wings like those on a bumble bee. Something like a senile grandmother might make a stuffed toy of for their little rolling grandbaby.

These mischievous tricksters see something small enough to hide lying out in the open, like a coin or a bodkin, and they swoop in. Their invisible body hiding it as they watch your stumbling search around; taking the opportunity, they drag their quarry beneath them in an attempt to abscond with the item. Sometimes, if you hear the clink and rolling of a trinket long left behind, that’s a hidey hole stealing your treasures.

They are notably weak, especially compared to other fey of similar size and temperament. These little guys stay out of the way of the pixies and gremlins, as they would stand no chance in a fight against either. Since their maneuverability is terrible, neither would they would be likely to flee effectively once a tussle was initiated.

The antics of unsuspecting humans crawling about in compromising positions frantically searching is a sight no hidey hole can resist a good laugh over. Before bursting into uproarious laughter, sometimes they must ditch their prize and dash out the door or window they came in. Hoping the human doesn’t stumble across the item in the interim. Of course, they many times do, totally flummoxed as to how they could have missed their button, sitting on the counter, right in front of their face.

So humans tie coins, buttons, or other trinkets of low value to strings and hang them from the door posts and window shades in an effort to stop hidey holes from getting in and plaguing them on the day-to-day. If humans only knew all they had to do to retrieve the lost bit or bob was act out a joke or two, slapstick is their favorite shtick. Indeed, a comedy routine would drive off these tricky fiends quicker than any ward or prayer. So next time you’re searching around on hands and knees, make a silly face or tell a dilly pun!

K.B. Silver